The last of four articles regarding the effectiveness of educational technology services in higher education presents results of a survey of faculty and media directors of state-assisted four-year institutions in Ohio. Highlights include differences in perceptions of faculty and media directors; demographic factors; and recommendations for future…

Describes six types of instructional technology used in the nuclear industry: Study Pacs, computerized test banks, computer-based training, interactive videodisc, artificial intelligence, and full-scope simulation. Each description presents the need, training device, outcomes, and limitations or constraints on use. (SK)

Under new editorship, this publication will remain a refereed scholarly journal for the curriculum and supervision fields without becoming the educational counterpart of the "New England Journal of Medicine." The new editor solicits submission of manuscripts reporting mindful research and probing critique on school restructuring,…

Australian teacher education students responded to a questionnaire evaluating telematics teaching and learning strategies introduced in their preservice rural education courses. Overall, students responded positively, indicating that the technology was easy to use and that it was a good way of providing quality education and curriculum diversity…

Maintains that an expanding amount of information about the United Nations is available through on-line databases, CD-ROMs, and diskettes. Presents a review of information resources: (1) online databases; (2) diskettes; and (3) CD-ROMs. Includes a chart of 28 United Nations database addresses on the Internet as of August 1994. (CFR)

Reports data on the organizational structure, staffing, physical space, and types of activities of media service departments gathered in a survey of 90 public universities with student enrollments between 5,000 and 10,000 students. Information about media administrator education and a profile of a typical media services department are provided.…

Demonstrates the use of foundational elements of Keiretsu to construct a feasible model for the effective and efficient use of technology in distance education. Six major models of distance education are described; and concerns in distance education are discussed, including access, human interaction, fiscal concerns, and technology concerns. (16…

Presents a conceptual view of computer-based systems and software applications for three areas of social studies instruction: (1) citizenship transmission; (2) social science; and (3) reflective inquiry. Concludes that software manufacturers must understand the implications of the fractious nature of the current social studies field. (CFR)

Describes a plan for the development of multimedia instruction at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI). Cooperation between various campus departments is described, including the university libraries. Multimedia systems for permanent installations and portable units are explained, and implications for distance education,…

Discusses possible changes that may occur in higher education in the coming years in methods of teaching and learning history. The use of new technology to update current teaching methods and student assignments is described, including the use of machine-readable records and databases together with optical disks and hypermedia for visual images.…

Discusses trends and issues that are involved in state planning for educational telecommunications. Topics discussed include distance education; fiscal concerns; cost effectiveness; policymaking; models for coordinated telecommunications planning; the involvement of businesses in educational telecommunications planning; and state organizations and…

Guideline competencies were developed for elementary, middle school, and high school teachers, computer teachers, and curriculum coordinators and compared with earlier guideline competencies. This comparison suggests major revisions in teacher education programs are needed to prepare teachers who can develop and teach utilizing new educational…

Chronicles the development of distance education in library and information science from the pre-Dewey era to the present, including correspondence study, extension efforts, and telecommunications delivery. The literature and research on this topic are reviewed, and the Library and Information Science Distance Education Consortium, a group of…

Three models have been developed to provide a framework for describing range of delivery technologies available that are consistent with missions of training organizations. Performance support model presents a strategy for applying solutions to performance problems; knowledge transfer model depicts combinations of communication media; and…

Changes in college biology instruction in recent years reflect the changes in college instruction in general: information-dense textbooks, high-technology laboratory experiments, complex computer simulations, and easy exchange of data and ideas. Educators can now ask questions unthinkable by their classical forebears, and students can participate…